All gist synonyms

noun gist

• meaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
• upshot — the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
• tenor — the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
• summary — a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
• kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
• idea — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
• topic — a subject of conversation or discussion: to provide a topic for discussion.
• sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
• subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
• bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
• pith — Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
• theme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
• score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
• significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
• import — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
• core — The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
• keynote — Music. the note or tone on which a key or system of tones is founded; the tonic.
• drift — a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
• short — having little length; not long.
• burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
• thrust — to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force: He thrust his way through the crowd. She thrust a dagger into his back.
• marrow — a partner; fellow worker.
• quintessence — the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.
• spirit — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
• substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
• meat — the flesh of animals as used for food.
• basis — If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
• soul — the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
• heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
• matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
• stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.
• bottom line — The bottom line in a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
• name of the game — the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
• nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
• punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
• essence — The intrinsic nature or indispensable quality of something, esp. something abstract, that determines its character.
• nucleus — a central part about which other parts are grouped or gathered; core: A few faithful friends formed the nucleus of the club.
• nub — the point, gist, or heart of something.